Different Location Displays; Viewing Your Position; Table 17: Different Location Displays - Motorola MTP8000Ex Series Feature User Manual

4.4

Different Location Displays

Table 17: Different Location Displays

Latitude / Lon-
UK Coordinates
gitude
Time Time
Latitude 2–Letter Code
Longitude Easting and
Northing Coordi-
nate
Altitude Altitude
Satellites Satellites
• Time — indicates when the last time the location was calculated. The time is provided in Universal
Time Coordinated.
• Letter Code — grid zone or square on the map for different coordinate standard
• Latitude — expressed in degrees, minutes, and seconds.
• Longitude — expressed in degrees, minutes, and seconds.
• Number of satellites — used to calculate the location. In general, more satellites make for better
accuracy. The maximum is 12 satellites. Satellites used are displayed as x/x.
• Easting — refers to the eastward-measured distance expressed in meters.
• Northing — refers to the northward-measured distance expressed in meters.
• UTM — refers to Universal Transverse Mercator coordinate system
• MGRS — refers to Military Grid Reference System.
NOTICE: Skipping each digit of easting and northing coordinates decreases the accuracy by
the factor of 10.
4.5

Viewing Your Position

Procedure:
1 From the home screen, press the
2 Select Location → Position.
3 Scroll to view the results about the last time your location was calculated.
NOTICE: To refresh your position:
• Select Position — the radio refreshes its position automatically
• Press Refresh
Send Feedback
Chapter 4: Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Location Service
Irish Coordi-
nates
Time
1–Letter Code
Easting and
Northing Coordi-
nate
Altitude
Satellites
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Time Time
3–Letter Code 3–Letter Code
and 2–Letter
Code
Easting and Easting and
Northing Coordi- Northing Coordi-
nate nate
Altitude Altitude
Satellites Satellites
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